THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



There is thus but one brood of these 

 green fruit worms in a year. They work 

 mostly in May, pupate in the soil in 

 June, live as pupae during the summer 

 and sometimes all winter, and most of 

 the moths emerge in the fall and hiber- 

 nate, laying their eggs in the spring. 



The Ben Davis Apple and the 

 KiEFFER Pear. — Considerable dis- 

 cussion is being carried on in American 

 papers regarding the merits of these two 

 fruits. Some condemning them wholly 

 because of their poor quality, and others 

 claiming that they have great merits. 

 W. H. S. says in the Rural New Yorker : 



" The Ben Davis apple, as grown in 

 northwest Missouri, is good in its sea- 

 son. One reason why it is so often 

 condemned is that it is put on the 

 market as early as October as an eating 

 apple, when in fact it is not usually fit 

 to eat before the middle of January. It 

 looks good at any time, is bought out 

 of season, then condemned. I con- 

 sider the Ben Davis apple as a fairly 

 good eating apple in its season, that is, 

 from January 20 and after, and would 

 consider that my Winter supply of pro- 

 visions was not complete if I did not 

 have a good lot of Ben Davis in my 

 cellar. After they get good, I notice 

 that they are usually selected first when 

 brought out with other apples, both by 

 my own family and by visitors. Try 

 some northern Missouri Ben Davis next 

 year, but do not expect them to be good 

 until their time comes. 



" As to the Kieffer pear, my trees 

 have been bearing for a number of 

 years. When properly ripened after 

 being left on the trees as long as is safe 

 from frost, they get mellow to the core, 

 are juicy and good, and while they are 

 a little coarse, the flavor is very fine. 

 Last year, I had a surplus for the first 

 time, and all were sold at the house at 



$2 per bushel, and many were called for 

 after all were gone, so I conclude that 

 there are others who like them. Perhaps 

 climatic conditions have something to 

 do with both of these fruits ; but as 

 grown here, both are good in their 

 season, and both readily sell at the high- 

 est price, which goes to prove that many 

 people like them." 



Ontario Fruit Exhibit at Paris. — 

 Mr. A. McD'AUan, Supt. of Horticul- 

 ture for Canada at the Paris Exposi- 

 tion of 1900, is busily engaged in 

 planning out his work of securing a 

 a creditable exhibit of Canadian fruits. 

 He estimates that at least 1,000 bottles 

 should be allowed our province for 

 tender fruits, to be put up this summer. 

 Then in the autumn many varieties of 

 our best apples, pears and grapes are to 

 be sent forward and held in cold 

 storage at Paris. In this way a credit- 

 able exhibit can be made from the very 

 beginning. 



The object is to represent the fruit- 

 growing interests of Ontario as a whole, 

 and every part of the province will be 

 invited to participate. The plan is to 

 utilize the Ontario Fruit Grower's Asso- 

 ciation, asking each director to make 

 such contributions as would best repre- 

 sent the agricultural division he repre- 

 sents. He will invite the co-operation 

 of the affiliated Horticultural Societies, 

 whose exhibits will be credited to the 

 Society, and individuals contributing 

 will also receive full credit The fruit 

 experiment stations will also be invited 

 to share in this work, and will be fully 

 represented at Paris with the special 

 fruits which they grow. 



In this way it is hoped that Ontario 

 may be well shown to be a grand fruit 

 growing country, and may win the atten- 

 tion of many colonists; it may be also 

 that special business openings for the 



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